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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two kids that went to UVA and I’ve been following the admission statistics over the years. They really haven’t gotten all that much more selective.  Yes, they get more applications, but they also admit more students and have lower yields.  [b]The entering stats for the new classes are not that much more impressive than classes of 10 or 20 years ago[/b]. Clearly a lot of marginally qualified applicants are now applying because of the ease of the common application.[/quote]'

No.  Just go look at the SCHEV stats.  They climb every year.[/quote]

[b]Well, median GPA went from 4.04 to 4.33 from 2006 to 2018, but median GPA at more affluent high schools increased .27 from 2004 to 2015 and .17 at less affluent high schools.  It is mostly high school grade inflation.  [/quote][/b]

To clarify for everyone, SCHEV stands for the Statew Council of Higher Education for Virginia.  Every year it provides research and statistics on most of the schools in Virgina, and of course UVA.   Anyone considering applying to Virginia schools should study all the research reports in this Va government report.   As to UVA, if you enter UVA on this particular page and hit "update" you will see the GPA and test scores for last falls class.  This helps the student and parent get a feel about what the likelihood of admission is.  Be mindful, however, that these are ENTERING scores which are lower than the ACCEPTED scores.  These are the students who actually showed up.http://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp

As to GPA, the 75% (top 25%) median is a 4.48 (that means 12.5% is above a 4.48 and 12.5% is below); the median GPA for the class is a 4.33 and the bottom 25% median is a 4.16.  As to SAT the 75th percentile is a 1480; the median 50% has a 1420 and the bottom median 25% is a 1330.  Similarly the 75th percentile ACT is a 34; the median 50% is a 32 and the bottom 25th percentile is a 30.

This is why, personally, I don't think UVA is a safety.  Those are high GPAs and test scores. But YRMV.[/quote]

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